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Burning Palm Trunks -- wood you? Could You?

DoomsDave

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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Howdyall:

On this blustery night, I have a fire in one of my fireplaces, and I included some chunks of a Washie that got cut down way back in 2006.

That wood is so dry and spongy it bounces.

But, it won't burn well, even if it's in a fire with something else burning hot, like, say, walnut, pine or oak.

So, it appears that the Washie wood is quite fire-retardant.

How about other palm wood?

Anyone have any thoughts, experiences, babble to share?

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Stevetoad Grand Master

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Hey Dave, we burned a washie out at the river last year. It burned ok mixed with pine but it didn't really put out any heat and turned to ash super fast. It didn't seem like a very good firewood in my opinion. Being that it was dried out in Blythe for over a year might have helped with it burning fine but again not much heat and burned out fast.

"it's not dead it's sleeping"

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18 miles from the ocean

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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Hmm.

I've found that some spongy wood burns well and hot, if fast, like Chorisia, also known as the [certain ethnic] Torture Tree . . .

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Phoenikakias Grand Master

Phoenikakias

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This is a natural stand of Phoenix theophrasti in Crete (Preveli).

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A couple of years ago it had been set in to fire.

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The seemingly burnt palms have produced new leaves

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Phoenikakias Grand Master

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Even seemingly roasted seeds can sprout (personal experience).

After all the name Phoenix refers also to a mythical bird that was getting reborn from its own ashes, coincidence? I don't think so

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Here is another pic (used as my avatar) from another natural stand of Phoenix theophrasi in Agios Nikitas. Notice please on the upper left corner of the pic., how on fallen horizontal trunk emerge new suckers!!!!!!!

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Tough fauna, tough flora, tough people, tough, tough tough....

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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yes indeed

so, phoenikakias, have you ever tried to burn phoenix palm stems after they became dead and dried out?

If so,curious to know . . . what happened?

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Kim Grand Master

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Great photos and story, Phoenikakias! :greenthumb:

Kim Cyr

Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA
and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
All characters  in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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MattyB Grand Master

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I have burned Foxtail and Royal trunks in my burn pile. They seem to burn ok, but it's an entire pile of fire so not sure how they perform in a fireplace. Ask Ken Johnson about his burn pile.

Matt Bradford

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Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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